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. >>> president obama is looking for support outside of washington, d.c. yesterday, at a police academy, not far from the sight of last summer's shooting in colorado, the president focused on background checks saying his goal is not to take firearms away from their owners. >> the opponents of these common sense laws have ginned up fears among responsible gun owners that have nothing to do with what's being proposed or nothing to do with the facts but feeds into a suspicion about government. if there are folks out there right now who are gun owners hearing somebody is taking away your guns, get the facts. we are not proposing a gun registration system. we are proposing background checks for criminals. >> president obama used a similar argument in a plea to gun shop owners. >> if you are selling a gun, wouldn't you want to know who you are selling it to? wouldn't you want to know? wouldn't you want, in your conscience to know the person you are selling to isn't going to commit a crime? >> despite the president's push, any mandate on the federal level to expa
. >>> president obama is looking for support outside of washington, d.c. yesterday, at a police academy, not far from the sight of last summer's shooting in colorado, the president focused on background checks saying his goal is not to take firearms away from their owners. >> the opponents of these common sense laws have ginned up fears among responsible gun owners that have nothing to do with what's being proposed or nothing to do with the facts but feeds into a suspicion about...
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. >>> one more note from washington. a sign of solidarity from the president to furloughed federal workers. president obama says he will give back 5% of his salary. mr. obama makes $400,000 a year so he'll be returning about $20,000 to the treasury department. the white house says obama will personally write a check to the treasury. >>> all right, time to check the weather across the nation. savannah, jacksonville and tallahassee can expect a wet day. pleasant in the southwest. a new storm system brings heavy rain to seattle and san francisco. >> temperatures in the northeast in the 50s. average for this time of year but still colder than usual in the upper midwest with fargo in the mid-30s. chilly in dallas as well as the high near 55. >>> coming up, exciting news for techies as apple ready to revolutionize your living room. >>> a big announcement for facebook ready to unveil its latest project. but this one you won't see on your own facebook page. >>> the injured college basketball star with an uplifting message and th
. >>> one more note from washington. a sign of solidarity from the president to furloughed federal workers. president obama says he will give back 5% of his salary. mr. obama makes $400,000 a year so he'll be returning about $20,000 to the treasury department. the white house says obama will personally write a check to the treasury. >>> all right, time to check the weather across the nation. savannah, jacksonville and tallahassee can expect a wet day. pleasant in the...
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the winners will travel to washington, d.c. this summer, presenting their dishes at a white house lunchen. the first lady asking children ages 8-12 to create new trishus recipes if your kids want to submit recipes we have a link on our web site, dead line line is may 12th. >> a san rafael girl struck by an arrow received a care package from her favorite pop star. she is recovering quickly. yesterday a get well package arrived from tailor swift. packed with goodies like a tee shirt, poster and back back. she used swift's songs to keep her cool while being rushed to the hospital. apparently she saw tweets about nadine. >> my mom sthez is from tailor swift. i was like -- it was amazing. very no idea. >> her sister gave her a bow and arrow. it's compliments of a toy store in berkeley. police searching for the person that shot that arrow. >> tough little girl. >> traveling to and from school is proving to be a challenge for a group of children in china these students have to climb up and down two ladders standing against a cliff in.
the winners will travel to washington, d.c. this summer, presenting their dishes at a white house lunchen. the first lady asking children ages 8-12 to create new trishus recipes if your kids want to submit recipes we have a link on our web site, dead line line is may 12th. >> a san rafael girl struck by an arrow received a care package from her favorite pop star. she is recovering quickly. yesterday a get well package arrived from tailor swift. packed with goodies like a tee shirt, poster...
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president obama going two for 22 on a day after hitting a layup on his 18th shot attempt. maybe he should stop getting his basketball tutorials from the washington wizards. but i digress. coming up at the top of the hour, lawmakers in connecticut sending a serious message to capitol hill passing tough new legislation aimed to crackdown on gun violence. the morning joe team will discuss what it could mean for the nationwide debate. when we come back, we'll huddle around the water cooler where a would-be burglar runs into trouble literally while trying to pull off a heist in australia. one of several security cam videos you can't afford to miss. way too early is coming back next. what's droid-recognition ? understanding you clearly... what is the capital of zimbabwe ? ... the first time you ask with the google voice search. the droid razr maxx hd by motorola. droid recognition. droid powerful. you'll have to pay five hundred bucks for your deductible. the truth? at allstate, you could pay zero. allstate gives you a hundred dollars off your deductible the day you sign up. the
president obama going two for 22 on a day after hitting a layup on his 18th shot attempt. maybe he should stop getting his basketball tutorials from the washington wizards. but i digress. coming up at the top of the hour, lawmakers in connecticut sending a serious message to capitol hill passing tough new legislation aimed to crackdown on gun violence. the morning joe team will discuss what it could mean for the nationwide debate. when we come back, we'll huddle around the water cooler where a...
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here's a response to president obama's 2009 address before congress. >> and $140 million for something called volcano monitoring. instead of monitoring volcanos, what congress should be monitoring is the eruption of spending in washington, d.c. >> that guy. of course, about a month and a half later, there was a massive volcano eruption in alaska, but the persistent attacks have a real and destructive effect. this is what's happening to basic research funding. it's getting cut. the national science foundation national institutes of health are all suffering cuts from the sequester. republicans, led by senator tom coburn, even managed to smuggle an outrageous piece of language that instructs the director of the national science foundation that political sign research can only be funded if it is certified to promote national security or the economic interests of the united states. in other words, a rank bit of micromanaging by a few committed demagogues in the united states senate of the research agenda of academics. one of the things i admire and have truly learned from the conservative i
here's a response to president obama's 2009 address before congress. >> and $140 million for something called volcano monitoring. instead of monitoring volcanos, what congress should be monitoring is the eruption of spending in washington, d.c. >> that guy. of course, about a month and a half later, there was a massive volcano eruption in alaska, but the persistent attacks have a real and destructive effect. this is what's happening to basic research funding. it's getting cut. the...
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>> i think what you'll hear, don, is president obama call for congress in washington, d.c. to do what legislators in colorado have done, which is colorado, the president will say is a frontier state, a state that has a history and respect for gun ownership, but they did take some measures to add restrictions on gun ownership including universal background checks, expanding them and a ban on high sxaft magazine, i believe over 15 rounds. so president obama will say that congress and washington, d.c. should do what colorado has done. of course, they're very different. the legislature in colorado is democratic. where as in washington, d.c. this is obviously the house is republican and there are some questions about whether or not this gun control legislation will be able to get through the senate, because not every democrat is on board and certainly some republicans are not as well. so that's basically his pitch today. >> okay, so that's a political battle here. let's go to the front lines, so to speak. you spent time with agents on the front lines of the nation's battle with
>> i think what you'll hear, don, is president obama call for congress in washington, d.c. to do what legislators in colorado have done, which is colorado, the president will say is a frontier state, a state that has a history and respect for gun ownership, but they did take some measures to add restrictions on gun ownership including universal background checks, expanding them and a ban on high sxaft magazine, i believe over 15 rounds. so president obama will say that congress and...
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and former national press secretary for the obama campaign, ben la bolt. thank you for joining me. ryan, if colorado and connecticut can do it, why can't congress do it? >> congress has more republicans. >> and some red-state people. >> now, if both chambers were controlled by democrats, it doesn't mean they would be able to move this through. even if something is 9 to 1, the 1 often votes on that issue, whereas the nine don't. of that -- very few of them are actually going to go to the polls and make their decision. they're going to go out and vote, so even on an issue that's 90/10, you can actually lose votes by taking the popular position. >> why is that, ezra? there's not 90% in this country for anything, right? what has happened that the nra is proposes an apocalyptic vision, and people are sort of laying down and taking it? >> first i'm happy we got into the political science so quickly. you have a very, very intense minority against gun control, and you have a regtively blase, that answers the question. in connecticut, for reasons that i don't think we need to repeat here, t
and former national press secretary for the obama campaign, ben la bolt. thank you for joining me. ryan, if colorado and connecticut can do it, why can't congress do it? >> congress has more republicans. >> and some red-state people. >> now, if both chambers were controlled by democrats, it doesn't mean they would be able to move this through. even if something is 9 to 1, the 1 often votes on that issue, whereas the nine don't. of that -- very few of them are actually going to...
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joining us from washington, d.c., what say you about this, mr. moore? >> great to be with you. look, it's a smart political move by the president. he was coming under attack from a lot of republicans for not being, you know, susceptible to same cut in salary that federal workers are, and i think this is a shrewd political move. members of congress should take a 5% cut. i'd permanently cut that pay by 5%. just in terms of fairness, and i hate to use that word, but i think it's a very good policy. dagen: in terms of the political momentum, how much does he get? when you say "shrewd," i think it means we'd have long lasting impact on the political pop pew particularity, think it will? >> maybe. it's a small gesture, but important. i applaud him for it. i'm not saying he's doing this for political reasons. i think he does feel kind of a brotherhood with the federal employees, and, look, i live in washington, d.c., people on my street are furloughed. there is the pain here, and i think the shared sacrifice is a kind of a good message, but the bigger message here, if i may -- dagen:
joining us from washington, d.c., what say you about this, mr. moore? >> great to be with you. look, it's a smart political move by the president. he was coming under attack from a lot of republicans for not being, you know, susceptible to same cut in salary that federal workers are, and i think this is a shrewd political move. members of congress should take a 5% cut. i'd permanently cut that pay by 5%. just in terms of fairness, and i hate to use that word, but i think it's a very good...
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the senate now considering gun legislation here as president obama heads to denver on wednesday. coming out west to talk about colorado's new law, toughening up their laws and how we might be able to do the same thing in washington. connecticut has reached a deal on a new law that would make theirs the toughest in the nation. washington yet to come to any consensus on just what gun control will mean here on the hill. >> laura? >> thank you very much, tracie. the nra's announcement comes one day after connecticut lawmakers come to terms with gun control measures. it would give some of the toughest laws in the country, including universal background checks. it includes a ban on large capacity ammunition magazines and a new registry for existing high-capacity magazines. a vote is expected on wednesday in the state's general assembly. >> here in california, a bay area lawmaker is set to unveil a proposal for a new tax aimed at ammunition sales. we are going to lay out the details in a live report. coming up in about 15 minutes >>> it is 6:32 right now. time to check things out with m
the senate now considering gun legislation here as president obama heads to denver on wednesday. coming out west to talk about colorado's new law, toughening up their laws and how we might be able to do the same thing in washington. connecticut has reached a deal on a new law that would make theirs the toughest in the nation. washington yet to come to any consensus on just what gun control will mean here on the hill. >> laura? >> thank you very much, tracie. the nra's announcement...
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expert thesis in 2008 was hillary clinton would run and be the nominee, a little known senator barack obama upset that, and the rest is history. i suspect behind closed doors she's going to take some time off and do exactly what she's telling everybody, but nobody believes. >> joe biden was asked by "the washington post," has the race already begun, mr. vice president? the answer was, no. if you know anything about me, i've been making that same speech for 30 years. look into it. he has. he has great street cred. the women in the audience knew it, as much as they loved hillary, but that was clearly her home court advantage, but they know that joe biden has the sponsor of the violence against women act and has been a fighter for that. >> and it's been reauthorized. you know, we all know that joe is a mench, and the vice president is somebody, you know, who has a wide base of support, not only in the democratic party, but among a lot of people in the country, that believe that he is hard-working, straight-talking guy, but, you know, i thought the dynamic between former secretary clinton and v
expert thesis in 2008 was hillary clinton would run and be the nominee, a little known senator barack obama upset that, and the rest is history. i suspect behind closed doors she's going to take some time off and do exactly what she's telling everybody, but nobody believes. >> joe biden was asked by "the washington post," has the race already begun, mr. vice president? the answer was, no. if you know anything about me, i've been making that same speech for 30 years. look into...
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of washington d.c. yesterday at a police academy not far from the site of last year's theater shooting in colorado, the president focused on universal background checks saying his goal is not to take firearms away from their owners. >> the opponents of some of these common sense laws have ginned up fears among responsible gun owners that have nothing to do with what's being proposed and nothing to do with the facts. but feeds into the suspicion about government. if there are any folks who are out there right now who are gun owners and you've been hearing that someone has taken away your guns, get the facts. we're not proposing gun registration system. we're proposing background checks for criminals. >> one of the most fascinating parts of the speech was when he talked about michelle saying if i lived in a rural area and i lived on a farm, i would want a gun in my house. he was talking about this is not about keeping guns away from people. michelle was talking to the president. the president by extension
of washington d.c. yesterday at a police academy not far from the site of last year's theater shooting in colorado, the president focused on universal background checks saying his goal is not to take firearms away from their owners. >> the opponents of some of these common sense laws have ginned up fears among responsible gun owners that have nothing to do with what's being proposed and nothing to do with the facts. but feeds into the suspicion about government. if there are any folks who...
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. >> i ran for president because i thought we needed big changes and i do think in washington it is a little like "american idol," except everybody is simon cowell. >> president obama decided he should hang with jay one more time when he was once again a presidential candidate, this time running for re-election. >> what is a cure for romnesia? >> well, obama care covers pre-existing conditions. if you have a case. the main cure, make sure you vote. >> joining me by phone, the man that spoke with jay leno about today's news, bill carter, national media reporter for "the new york times." bill, you spoke to jay and the story that you've written on it indicates this sounds like an orderly transition. >> that's what they're going for for sure. they have been through a lot of disorderly transitions in their history, and they were leaning the same direction until they got it sort of back on track in the past ten days. basically, jay agreeing to do it, the only way to make a transition work is for the outgoing host to decide yes, it is time for him to leave, same with johnny carson, called hi
. >> i ran for president because i thought we needed big changes and i do think in washington it is a little like "american idol," except everybody is simon cowell. >> president obama decided he should hang with jay one more time when he was once again a presidential candidate, this time running for re-election. >> what is a cure for romnesia? >> well, obama care covers pre-existing conditions. if you have a case. the main cure, make sure you vote. >>...
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president obama heads to colorado today. he will talk about the state's newly passed gun control laws. he will be at the denver police academy to for universal background checks as well as for congress to at least vote on assault weapons ban and limit some large capacity magazines. it begins at 5:00 p.m. eastern and we will have live coverage here on c-span. tonight, a look at protest troops in america. we recently talked with the code pink cofounder on how protest movements fit into the political discussion. we want to get your reaction to the conversation with your phone call, tweets, and facebook comments. a brief look at what you will see. >> i am very pleased to be joined by my wife kathy and my brother tom. >> i speak for the mothers -- pakistan and somalia. >> please remove that woman. >> the obama administration refused to tell congress what countries we are killing children in. --ator feinstein >> if you could please expedite the removal. >> nothing more important than the children of pakistan. do your jobs. world p
president obama heads to colorado today. he will talk about the state's newly passed gun control laws. he will be at the denver police academy to for universal background checks as well as for congress to at least vote on assault weapons ban and limit some large capacity magazines. it begins at 5:00 p.m. eastern and we will have live coverage here on c-span. tonight, a look at protest troops in america. we recently talked with the code pink cofounder on how protest movements fit into the...
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we have breaking news right now in washington. john harwood with the details. over to you, john. >> maria, this is part of the sequester battle this is symbolic. you had president obama at the white house confirming he's going to return 5% of his salary since the beginning of the sequester, which hit on march the 1st. now, the president makes $400,000 a year. that's a little more than $30,000 a month, which means that 5% of that for a month, so far, we're just in the beginning of april, is less than $2,000. not a consequential amount of money, but this is part of the president's attempt to get the high ground, especially as some of the sequester effects kick in. i wouldn't be at all surprised, we heard a similar thing from chuck hagel, the defense secretary, because a lot of the defense cuts are coming in defense, earlier today. i wouldn't be surprised if we hear that from some members of congress, with the question of leadership as well. but principally, only for those who like president obama, don't actually need that money, maria. >> john, thanks so much. jo
we have breaking news right now in washington. john harwood with the details. over to you, john. >> maria, this is part of the sequester battle this is symbolic. you had president obama at the white house confirming he's going to return 5% of his salary since the beginning of the sequester, which hit on march the 1st. now, the president makes $400,000 a year. that's a little more than $30,000 a month, which means that 5% of that for a month, so far, we're just in the beginning of april,...
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columnist dana millbank in today's "washington post" points out obama made an impassioned bid this week to revive prospects for gun control legislation but it's difficult to escape the conclusion that his efforts come too late. as dana says harry reid had to drop the plans for legislation on the assault weapons ban, and large clips because the support wasn't there, would that have happened regardless of the president maybe not having been pushing this agenda as he should have been? >> well, i think it would have happened regardless of any president. i mean the truth of the matter is that the nation's attention span is -- we -- it's very thin and we've forgotten pretty quickly. so i think that's why you saw the white house and the president this week sort of on this reminder tour, not just on gun control, but on immigration,age other things. you know, he spent so much time focused on sequestration and he was in israel last week he sort of aimed to bring it back this week and say, hey, we haven't forgotten. these are still my priorities. but you know, congress and washington does move pre
columnist dana millbank in today's "washington post" points out obama made an impassioned bid this week to revive prospects for gun control legislation but it's difficult to escape the conclusion that his efforts come too late. as dana says harry reid had to drop the plans for legislation on the assault weapons ban, and large clips because the support wasn't there, would that have happened regardless of the president maybe not having been pushing this agenda as he should have been?...
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hy doesn't president obama toinvite kim jong-un washington, there have been some that have advocated that. president clinton seriously contemplated visiting north korea but did not get there. be a littleeed to more careful with the president's time and prestige, and make sure any kind of encounter at that level would be productive and not enabled north behavior of a link to improving things. host: thelma in oklahoma city. and democrats. good morning.ler: my question is i have a daughter who was in south korea for 20 months. she came home for a visit last month, and is supposed to go back on the 19th. and i am concerned about her safety, how much disruption is going on in the communities. she is teaching english. who tracks the americans when they're in a foreign country? seoul. teaching in guest: that is a very good question, and we understand your concern. as we have said, accident could happen, and there could be some kind of encounter on the peninsula, but i do not think any of us really believe full- scale war is a prospect that north korea is in any way it likely to carry out an
hy doesn't president obama toinvite kim jong-un washington, there have been some that have advocated that. president clinton seriously contemplated visiting north korea but did not get there. be a littleeed to more careful with the president's time and prestige, and make sure any kind of encounter at that level would be productive and not enabled north behavior of a link to improving things. host: thelma in oklahoma city. and democrats. good morning.ler: my question is i have a daughter who was...
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peter barnes is in washington with more. peter: the administration wants to make sure that anyone who can take advantage of these low interest rates can do so. the hope is the administration is trying to do this with taxpayer guarantees. sources say that administration is working with banks, the fha, the justice department and other agencies to help homebuyers with lower credit scores. critics worry that this will just sow the seeds for future financial crisis and spare bailouts. >> it is absolutely incredible to me that we are going again in the same direction, so soon after the financial crisis simply because the administration and many others have refused to accept the fact that it was government policy that caused the financial crisis and not the failures of wall street. >> it is very important to make sure that a person can afford the loan. this effort does nothing to change that. all it does is loosen up the credit a little bit to get it to more people who can afford a loan. peter: the administration is pushing banks t
peter barnes is in washington with more. peter: the administration wants to make sure that anyone who can take advantage of these low interest rates can do so. the hope is the administration is trying to do this with taxpayer guarantees. sources say that administration is working with banks, the fha, the justice department and other agencies to help homebuyers with lower credit scores. critics worry that this will just sow the seeds for future financial crisis and spare bailouts. >> it is...
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. >>> president obama is wrapping up his bay area visit later today, less than 24 hours after it all began. he will attend two fund-raisers hosted at private homes in atherton today before heading back to washington. >>> if you haven't heard the news, it's official. jimmy fallon taking over "the tonight show." >> the late night comedians having a field day. >>> i had to call "david letterman" and tell him, he didn't get "the tonight show" again. >>> letterman poked a little fun. top ten things we will miss about jay leno. number four, can't remember the name of the bid but it is the one where jay is walking. number three, he is mom's favorite talk show host. number two, i won't be able to do my leno impression anymore and number one, watching him interview big stars who won't do this show. >>> as for fallon, he jokes, he was already out the door. >> don't worry, until february, our focus is right here on whatever this show is called. >> jimmy, he is going to be perfect for this show. he will be taking over that tonight show coming up in february. that will be right after the winter o
. >>> president obama is wrapping up his bay area visit later today, less than 24 hours after it all began. he will attend two fund-raisers hosted at private homes in atherton today before heading back to washington. >>> if you haven't heard the news, it's official. jimmy fallon taking over "the tonight show." >> the late night comedians having a field day. >>> i had to call "david letterman" and tell him, he didn't get "the tonight...
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circuit court is posh for obama as he looks for ways to sir kim event the polarized house. do you agree with that?circumved house. do you agree with that? >> to actually do their jobs. that's actually evidenced by the nominees that the president has put forward. so if you actually look at just the three most recent circuit court judges that the president has successfully gotten through the confirmation process in the senate, all three of those, all three of those now judges had to wait more than 250 days for their vote. but once they actually got a vote, they got more than 87 votes each. so this is not a matter of putting ideological people on the bench. this is a matter of putting qualified people who have bipartisan support on the bench in place, to do their jobs and to fulfill their responsibilities that federal judges all across the country have, which is to make sure that justice is served in a timely fashion. >> josh does bring up a good point, heather. we talk about activist judges, here's the guy who has the endorsements of paul clement, ken starr and other republic
circuit court is posh for obama as he looks for ways to sir kim event the polarized house. do you agree with that?circumved house. do you agree with that? >> to actually do their jobs. that's actually evidenced by the nominees that the president has put forward. so if you actually look at just the three most recent circuit court judges that the president has successfully gotten through the confirmation process in the senate, all three of those, all three of those now judges had to wait...
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liz: peter barnes is joining us live from washington, d.c. with more on this development. peter? >> that's right, liz and david. sources confirming that the administration is planning a broad push to get mortgages to people with weaker credit records, credit scores, and, provide them with a taxpayer guaranty. sources say the administration is working with banks, the federal housing administration and other agencies to modify government rules to help homebuyers with lower credit scores who might be able to make mortgage payments now but can't qualify because banks are still being very cautious and tight with their lending standards. critics worry all of this will just tee up another financial crisis and future taxpayer bailouts. >> it's absolutely incredible to me we are going again in the same direction so soon after the financial crisis, simply because the administration and many others have refused to accept the fact that it was government policy that caused the financial crisis and not the failures of wall street. >> but one housing advocate, julia gordon, center for american
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what he calls common-sense gun laws, so can congress here in washington. our white house correspondent jessica yellin is joining us from denver with more. >> reporter: hi, wolf. the president came here to call on supporters to pressure congress to pass a law expanding background checks before he said opponents can run out the clock. president obama traveled west to keep up his campaign for tough new gun safety laws. >> every day that we wait to do something about it, even more of our fellow citizens are stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun. now, the good news is, colorado has already chosen to do something about it. >> reporter: he's talking about the package of new gun safety laws colorado's democratic governor signed last month. they limit magazine clips to 15 rounds, require universal background checks, and require gun customers to pay for the cost of their background checks. the proposal introduced in the u.s. senate doesn't even include two of those three new measures, but it's struggling for votes. that may be surprising, considering universa
what he calls common-sense gun laws, so can congress here in washington. our white house correspondent jessica yellin is joining us from denver with more. >> reporter: hi, wolf. the president came here to call on supporters to pressure congress to pass a law expanding background checks before he said opponents can run out the clock. president obama traveled west to keep up his campaign for tough new gun safety laws. >> every day that we wait to do something about it, even more of...
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and in washington now, the first lady, mrs. obama, making a bit of a freudian slip perhaps? while describing her life at the white house. >> as a busy single mother. or i shouldn't say single. as a busy mother, stimgz when you got the husband as president, it can feel single. but he's there. >> oops. and recovery. she wasn't alone in the verbal missteps. the president is taking heat over comments he made over california's attorney general, kamala harris. he praised her and then said "she also happens to be by far the best looking attorney general in the country." guess what? that comment lit up social media with cries that the president was sexist. on what planet in his mind did he think that sounded like the right thing to say? said a woman. and another wondered if eric holder's feelings were hurt. >>> legendary film critic roger ebert passed away at the age of 70. more on his life and legacy, after a quick break. two thumbs up, and shine a spotlight on unknown films. roger ebert died at the age of 70. this look back at roger beater's career. >> his quick wit and thumbs up,
and in washington now, the first lady, mrs. obama, making a bit of a freudian slip perhaps? while describing her life at the white house. >> as a busy single mother. or i shouldn't say single. as a busy mother, stimgz when you got the husband as president, it can feel single. but he's there. >> oops. and recovery. she wasn't alone in the verbal missteps. the president is taking heat over comments he made over california's attorney general, kamala harris. he praised her and then said...
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washington journal is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> now joining us to continue our discussion on the situation ,n korea, michele flournoy former defense undersecretary for the obama administration. certain in that capacity from 2009 until 2012. , are wey flournoy mobilizing for war? no, absolutely not. what you're seeing is a regular exercise we hold a most every year. i think there is a desire on the part of the administration to signal our strong support and close ties to south korea and so forth. if anything, right now everybody thes to try to turn down tensions. >> are these tensions different than in the past? >> they are and they aren't. seen cycles of provocation before from north korea, both from the previous leader in the previous leader before that. what is new this time is that we have a new, young, inexperienced leader in place it was right now very worried about consolidating his own , and some with play two constituencies but is also an experienced in terms of knowing how to manage this. the worry is that beca
washington journal is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> now joining us to continue our discussion on the situation ,n korea, michele flournoy former defense undersecretary for the obama administration. certain in that capacity from 2009 until 2012. , are wey flournoy mobilizing for war? no, absolutely not. what you're seeing is a regular exercise we hold a most every year. i think there is a desire on the part of the administration to signal our strong support and close ties to...
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grumblings in washington as president obama begins the second day of fundraising. during a denver police academy yesterday before heading west. he attends private events today in california in hopes of helping democrats win back the house of representatives and hold onto the senate in next year's midterm elections. watchdogs are blasting the president for taking part after promising campaign-finance reform during his first term. ed henry is live from the white house. does this suggest that the president can work with congress right now? >> it has been getting earlier for both cards as they try to fight it out. he had two events last night, two events today, the president. law-enforcement officials, talking about gun control, saying that he wanted to work with republicans to find common sense and common ground on some of these gun-control measures. that sounds like a contradiction, although the white house spokesmen insist that raising money for democrats will also work for republicans and that is not appropriate. >> to do the kinds of things that we need to do to r
grumblings in washington as president obama begins the second day of fundraising. during a denver police academy yesterday before heading west. he attends private events today in california in hopes of helping democrats win back the house of representatives and hold onto the senate in next year's midterm elections. watchdogs are blasting the president for taking part after promising campaign-finance reform during his first term. ed henry is live from the white house. does this suggest that the...
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. >> president obama in miami talking about the private sector investing in infrastructure. joining me now to wrap up a very busy week. the "washington post" chris cillizza, my alter ego, and the "washington post's" nia-malika henderson. first to you, chris. >> i'm putting that on my twitter feed. andrea mitchell's alter ego. >> my best guy. first, this is the president trying to turn the conversation to private sector investment in miami. he is at the port of miami after a very busy week. he's talked about guns and immigration. his polling slightly down. is he getting the conversation where he wants it to be? >> well, look. this is your classic sort of bully pulpit. when the president goes anywhere and says anything, he will get more coverage than any other politician in the country. i'm not sure infrastructure will bump up into the guns conversation. he is going to denver next week to talk about guns. that will override. he talked about infrastructure and the state of union. andrea, he has all these balls up in the air. there's only so much he can catch. he has acknowledge
. >> president obama in miami talking about the private sector investing in infrastructure. joining me now to wrap up a very busy week. the "washington post" chris cillizza, my alter ego, and the "washington post's" nia-malika henderson. first to you, chris. >> i'm putting that on my twitter feed. andrea mitchell's alter ego. >> my best guy. first, this is the president trying to turn the conversation to private sector investment in miami. he is at the port...
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her remarks are part of the atlantic's women in washington series. this is just under an hour. >> thank you, elizabeth and terry, thank you very much. and all of you for being here. thank you, valerie. i will tell you about a couple things about valerie before we get started. because we want to dive in. full disclosure. valerie and i used to work together. we worked on the first obama presidential campaign and as you heard i worked in the white house. but know i get a chance to ask her all the questions i always wanted to ask. valerie is senior advisor to president obama. she oversees the white house office of public engagement, a very important office for the president and head of council on women and girls. she was a senior official in many capacities in the city of chicago and was the chief executive officer of the habitat company. she also was, is a lawyer and practiced in a couple law firms. has gone from law to private business, government, different levels and now to the very, very top position, one. very, very top positions in the white house
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that is a story about president obama's travels today. he's headed to denver to talk about gun-control legislation. in the evening he will be in california for fund-raisers. the first event is a 5000 per person cocktail reception. the second is a 32,500 per person dinner. those are some headlines. and this on the front page of the wall street journal, increasing social media -- embracing. alex in georgia, independent, on gun-control legislation. go ahead. believe obama's administration is so much against the school shootings as they are against guns period. , where theyious were lying, to set up a gun shop along the border to use them and take away people's rights. that backfired on them when one of the agents got killed. everything that i have seen tells me that this government is really not for the people any more. au would not expect to seen sitting president attacking the constitution one after another. george bush attacked it and obama attacked it with the patriot act and another thing. my opinion is there after the constitution. whe
that is a story about president obama's travels today. he's headed to denver to talk about gun-control legislation. in the evening he will be in california for fund-raisers. the first event is a 5000 per person cocktail reception. the second is a 32,500 per person dinner. those are some headlines. and this on the front page of the wall street journal, increasing social media -- embracing. alex in georgia, independent, on gun-control legislation. go ahead. believe obama's administration is so...
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the "washington post" reported this story this morning. let me walk you through the details of what they say is a campaign by obama administration officials to push banks to loosen their lending standards when it comes to home mortgages. the "post" saying that the obama administration wants those banks to begin to lend again post-crisis. they say they've ratcheted the standards up too high and they want the banks to use those taxpayer-backed programs that enable them to do it and they're also urging the department of justice to reassure banks they won't be subject to prosecution or investigation if they move toward lending to people with lower credit scores. apparently, obama administration officials now feeling that some of the bank loan requirements of 20% down and near pristine credit scores are too high and that's hurting the housing recovery as a lot of people just simply can't get credit in this market. and brian, i've got to tell you, the interesting thing about this story is the reaction to it. you could get almost nobody to talk a
the "washington post" reported this story this morning. let me walk you through the details of what they say is a campaign by obama administration officials to push banks to loosen their lending standards when it comes to home mortgages. the "post" saying that the obama administration wants those banks to begin to lend again post-crisis. they say they've ratcheted the standards up too high and they want the banks to use those taxpayer-backed programs that enable them to do...
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of you who don't know us well, it is a global think tank with our mother ship in london and here in washington and singapore. those offices grew out of the dialogue that the institutes have pioneered over the past decade. these two also publishes survival, the annual military balance, the 2013 edition of which, was launched last week and the book series, some of which are on display in the back. this office is a critical part of that broader network. we see to bring a global perspective to washington and bring washington's perspective to a sometimes skeptical audience. it is a membership organization for those who aren't members could find information at the back or on our website. enough about us. we're here to hear from frank. his potion at deputy assistance secretary, frank is responsible for key issues in defense and military response policy. he held various positions in the u.s. house of represents on the house committee on intelligence and in the offices of to the secretary of defense. he received his m.a. from college in london. having worked with frank in the arms control bureau in the
of you who don't know us well, it is a global think tank with our mother ship in london and here in washington and singapore. those offices grew out of the dialogue that the institutes have pioneered over the past decade. these two also publishes survival, the annual military balance, the 2013 edition of which, was launched last week and the book series, some of which are on display in the back. this office is a critical part of that broader network. we see to bring a global perspective to...
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i know that's hard to believe in washington but i think it's actually there. what happens now in the next couple of years in terms of who takes on whom, is anyone's guess. we just don't know at this point. vice president biden has certainly made sounds as though he intends to be a candidate. >> john, just quickly. when does hillary have to decide by? >> i guess by the time she has to file for her candidacy, so you know, she's got a couple of years yet. there's no automatic date here. no one -- there's no rule book for this. we've never actually been here before. >> a couple years for us to keep chewing it over. >> give you a lot to talk about here on the morning news. >> don baer great to see you this morning. >>> ahead on "starting point" the future of golf is here. bubba watson riding in just unbelievable style. >> what is that? >> take a look at that. that's next in our bleacher report. hhhhhh! when i'm hungry, my tummy growls. rrrrrrrrrrrr! when i'm hungry, i feel like i want to faint. this is my hungry monster. one in six americans struggle with hunger ev
i know that's hard to believe in washington but i think it's actually there. what happens now in the next couple of years in terms of who takes on whom, is anyone's guess. we just don't know at this point. vice president biden has certainly made sounds as though he intends to be a candidate. >> john, just quickly. when does hillary have to decide by? >> i guess by the time she has to file for her candidacy, so you know, she's got a couple of years yet. there's no automatic date...
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dan lothian is live from washington. we're going to begin in south korea live with jim clancy who is there. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning to you. you know, we started off the day and we got the word very early and then this afternoon. north koreans saw it all playing out before their eyes as the television announcer came on their national television. take a look. >> translator: we are maintaining the weapon readiness posture, especially after today's movement of the anti-airborne operation. i believe we are fully prepared to control the critical situation. >> all right. now, that was a spokesman for south korea's defense ministry responding there to the announcement that they had detected the movement of medium-range missiles over to the east coast of the korean peninsula, presumably for a test. it could be a military drill, but both the u.s. and south korea do expect that the north will test fire a missile as a way to in a propaganda war that's under way right now, to try to fire a shot back at the u.s. a
dan lothian is live from washington. we're going to begin in south korea live with jim clancy who is there. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning to you. you know, we started off the day and we got the word very early and then this afternoon. north koreans saw it all playing out before their eyes as the television announcer came on their national television. take a look. >> translator: we are maintaining the weapon readiness posture, especially after today's movement of the...
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the obama administration has decided to turn down the volume. white house correspondent dan lothian live from washington with more. dan, are the north koreans very difficult to gauge. obviously these things are just fraught with tension. earlier here this week the north koreans called americans boiled pumpkins. the rhetoric is very strange. at the same time, the u.s. has to be very careful not to back them in a corner. >> that is true. the sense at least according to that report is that perhaps kim jong-un may have been pushed much further than they intended and that's why they intend to dial things back. the u.s. has really been ramping up its presence in the region starting early last month, march 8th, when the b-52 bombers were sent to fly over south korea. u.s. officials saying that was par of a routine mission. they followed up that about 2 1/2 weeks later with another similar mission. then came those stealth bombers. followed that earlier this week with navy warships going to the region to better monitor the situation inside north korea. a
the obama administration has decided to turn down the volume. white house correspondent dan lothian live from washington with more. dan, are the north koreans very difficult to gauge. obviously these things are just fraught with tension. earlier here this week the north koreans called americans boiled pumpkins. the rhetoric is very strange. at the same time, the u.s. has to be very careful not to back them in a corner. >> that is true. the sense at least according to that report is that...
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monday, washington base investment firm hype securities had a report predicting the obama administration would reverse course op big spending cuts that would have hit health insurers. they skyrocketed by 8.5%, a half hour later. the government announced the change in policy the report predicted. while the incident is throwing a spotlight on the controversial political intelligence industry, today's report by the investigative arm of congress concludeed the area is murky saying, quote, the prevalence of the sale of political intelligence is not known and therefore difficult to quantify. while currently little prevents lobbyists and washington insiders from gathering information, top congress could supplement existing gyps and laws to create stricter regulation. melissa: the washington post traveled the 1700 mile route and wrote about the experience in the recently published e-book, and, steve, what inspired you to do this? >> well, just seemed like a good way to bring this object to life rather than sit here and talk about whether or not this piece of paper was going to be stamped or appr
monday, washington base investment firm hype securities had a report predicting the obama administration would reverse course op big spending cuts that would have hit health insurers. they skyrocketed by 8.5%, a half hour later. the government announced the change in policy the report predicted. while the incident is throwing a spotlight on the controversial political intelligence industry, today's report by the investigative arm of congress concludeed the area is murky saying, quote, the...
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austin. >> i'm confident president obama is taking a stand. he's our president. i'm confident that the american people will rally behind him. this is a point of unification. this is a defining point in america's history. people need to understand what the north korean threat is. it's perhaps the fifth largest force in the world. they have chemical, nuclear, biological, and nerve weapons. in the event of an attack on seoul, hundreds of thousands of people would die very, very quickly. we have moved missile systems to guam, the most important american base in the pacific. and so the white house is now looking at what they need to be doing, perhaps they've calculated or miscalculated in the past. but there needs to be an understanding on fox and every news network and every newspaper that this is an adversary, that these people want to kill americans. now, some would say, well, this is about money. this is about foreign aid. this is about propping them up. this is about giving them food and fuel. it may be in the end. but the united states is say
austin. >> i'm confident president obama is taking a stand. he's our president. i'm confident that the american people will rally behind him. this is a point of unification. this is a defining point in america's history. people need to understand what the north korean threat is. it's perhaps the fifth largest force in the world. they have chemical, nuclear, biological, and nerve weapons. in the event of an attack on seoul, hundreds of thousands of people would die very, very quickly. we...
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everyone in washington is gearing up for us. people in congress, lobbyists. there could be court challenges, basically couldn't get it done through congress. so he will do it administratively through regulation. bill: environmentalists love this. >> yeah. bill: this is what they believe will reduce smog all over america. >> that's correct. bill: politically though, does it sell? >> i think it will be very difficult and here's why, bill. because there is some democrats from red states, also from oil and gas states, mary landrieu who is up for re-election in 2014. mark begich from alaska will be outspoken on this. and there will be effort on any climate change regulations that republicans and democrats will team up and try to overturn these regulations. now, it could pass the house, probably not the senate. and obama would veto it, that will put pressure on the white house especially when the economy is so fragile. i think the obama administration is going to approve the keystone project. so they will have to throw something to the environmentalists and this co
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half a dozen indicted or investigated under the obama. no question they are trying to send a signal to government officials business usually as practiced in washington forever which involves the commonplace interactions between journalists and government officials involving classified information, that they are trying to deter officials from behaving the way they have. >> i'm probably the only person around the table who someone of those former government officials and what is wrong with this. you sign the deal when you become a government official not to disclose classified information and you have to day-by-day make a distinction between legitimate backgrounding talking to journalist and you have a sense where you don't cross the line. what is wrong with what the obama administration is doing? >> i think the government wasn't so broken and so manipulated and misused from day-to-day in washington. this is a singling out of selected weak individuals. it's like when the justice system works and other sectors of our country. if you have a p
half a dozen indicted or investigated under the obama. no question they are trying to send a signal to government officials business usually as practiced in washington forever which involves the commonplace interactions between journalists and government officials involving classified information, that they are trying to deter officials from behaving the way they have. >> i'm probably the only person around the table who someone of those former government officials and what is wrong with...
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, they talk about michelle obama. there are so many outlets that traditionally have no interest in washington because washington is traditionally thought of as boring and stale. but the sex appeal for better or worse, in the past four years has significantly upticked. >> from politico this evening, from the click column people watching in washington, d.c., the head library is that the daughter of senator mccain gets a tv show. we go to glen. >> thank you very much. i want to say about the comment about the appearance of politicians and that kind of thing. one, i guess that means the old chi shea that politics is -- hee shea that politics is show business. i kind of disagree with you. i don't care what these people look like or anything like that. i don't think most people do. i think that is underestimating the audience, which i think is a big problem. that's where you get a lot of this nonsense because of the powers at be, what sleep shea -- cliche you want to use. by and large, most people wouldn't if they thought i
, they talk about michelle obama. there are so many outlets that traditionally have no interest in washington because washington is traditionally thought of as boring and stale. but the sex appeal for better or worse, in the past four years has significantly upticked. >> from politico this evening, from the click column people watching in washington, d.c., the head library is that the daughter of senator mccain gets a tv show. we go to glen. >> thank you very much. i want to say...
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. >>> president obama wraps up his bay area visit later today less than 24 hours after it began. he'll attend two fund-raisers hosted at private homes today before heading back to washington. >>> and the cal women's basketball team are on the move after a send-off at the pavilion. the team will take off from oakland international airport heading to new orleans for the final four in the ncaa tournament. >>> after the break, we'll have a look at weather and traffic. >>> welcome back. the time now, 9:28. most of the heavy rainfall pushing into the central valley. light, spotty activity up in the north bay. it's going to take a while for the roads to dry out. looking nice and dry for the big game tomorrow. the giants' home opener, 1:35, 59 degrees. your seven-day outlook in just a few minutes. let's check the drive with anthony. >> things are slow in oakland. 880 northbound moving very slow. you can see from our skycam, barely moving at all. lots of congestion. typical slow spot. in fremont, things clear up a bit. hayward and whipple is keeping things slow. otherwise, the peninsula n
. >>> president obama wraps up his bay area visit later today less than 24 hours after it began. he'll attend two fund-raisers hosted at private homes today before heading back to washington. >>> and the cal women's basketball team are on the move after a send-off at the pavilion. the team will take off from oakland international airport heading to new orleans for the final four in the ncaa tournament. >>> after the break, we'll have a look at weather and traffic....
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what's interesting is this is unlike the barak obama we've heard from in the past. he's actually talking about cutting social security and medicare big time. but you know what? he's also talking about more taxes. fewer tax hikes, but he is still in this new budget proposal calling for $580 billion in more tax if they did change the cost of living calculation for s the so-called cbit could generate $200 billion. unfortunately, it's going to generate a lot of heat from democrats. >> brian: chain cbi will send guys like independent sanders, bernie sanders over the top. it will send nancy pelosi into the moon. but that's something that republicans say you talked about doing it. when it comes to action, you don't do it. that would be significant. also, he's also talk being a 28% cap on all entitlements which would affect charities, home builders, pension plans, anybody who tried to buy a home. >> steve: writeoffs. >> brian: yeah. so-called closing of loopholes. >> steve: also when it comes to the sequester, much has been made about it in washington, d.c his budget would
what's interesting is this is unlike the barak obama we've heard from in the past. he's actually talking about cutting social security and medicare big time. but you know what? he's also talking about more taxes. fewer tax hikes, but he is still in this new budget proposal calling for $580 billion in more tax if they did change the cost of living calculation for s the so-called cbit could generate $200 billion. unfortunately, it's going to generate a lot of heat from democrats. >> brian:...
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what's happening here in washington. what's happening around the country. what's happening around the globe. president obama out in denver yesterday congratulating the colorado legislature for enacting tough new gun safety measures. congratulating them and also calling that a model for the nation and calling on congress to follow their good example. the only difference is the colorado legislature has some backbone on this issue. the united states congress, so far, has none. nbc has made it official. jimmy fallon will replace jay leno as host of "the tonight show," moving the show to new york, starting in february. moving it back to new york, i should say starting in february 2014. jay leno says i like jimmy. i'm okay with it. the bureau of census reporting one out of six americans 50 million americans 20% of americans living in children. that's $23,000 for a family of four for an entire year. try living on that. and sports news, the nationals winning last night 2-0 so far this season. all of that and more on current tv. iq will go way up. (vo) current tv ge
what's happening here in washington. what's happening around the country. what's happening around the globe. president obama out in denver yesterday congratulating the colorado legislature for enacting tough new gun safety measures. congratulating them and also calling that a model for the nation and calling on congress to follow their good example. the only difference is the colorado legislature has some backbone on this issue. the united states congress, so far, has none. nbc has made it...